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Hog Roast Catering in Leigh, Surrey
Planning a hog roast in Leigh? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Gatherings after a funeral
- Work summer parties
- Clubhouse events
Hog roast hire for Leigh
About our hog roast hire in Leigh
With hog roast hire, the cooking happens at your event, which means it’s carved hot, with crisp crackling. Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options can go alongside. Whether it is Fêtes, fairs and shows and summer garden parties, we will put together a menu of coleslaw, crackling and hog roast rolls.
Somewhere as small as Leigh, a field, yard or garden is often the spot. Country lanes and long drives are fine if we know about them, and level, firm ground is the key. The carving happens right in front of your guests, so every roll gets hot pork and a piece of crackling.
How it works
From setting up to the last roll, we look after the food, so you can enjoy your event in Leigh. In Leigh, the sun sets at about 9:20pm in late June and about 7:05pm in late September, so summer evening service is typically in daylight. In December it’s dark by about 3:55pm, so the cooking and serving area needs lighting.
- It starts with your date, venue, numbers and serving time.
- We check the date and the cooking area, then send a quote.
- On the day we arrive hours before serving and start the roast under cover.
- We carve and serve when you’re ready to eat.
- We clear the serving area and pack away.
How to prepare
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
How to get a price
We price every booking individually, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Ask us for a quote for your event: use our quote form.
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Looking after everyone
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. Here are a few tips:
- Count anyone who does not eat pork, and order an alternative for them
- Put the menu on the invitation
- Give us numbers for vegetarians and vegans for the halloumi skewers and vegan option
- Ask us to keep the vegetarian food separate and labelled
We’ll agree a contact for the day, ideally not the host, so you can enjoy yourself.
Salads, coleslaw and potatoes make it a full meal.
Other occasions in Leigh
What affects the price in Leigh
We don’t use a fixed price list, because every event is different. The main factors are:
- Numbers
- Which meats and sides you choose
- Time on site
- The journey to the venue
Compare like for like: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. The cheapest quote is not always the best value.
What to tell us
Here’s what we will ask:
- The address or postcode
- Any venue rules
- A photo of the cooking area
- Dietary requirements
To get a quote, just tell us the date, where the event is and roughly how many. A photo of the cooking area helps. Use our quote form.
Planning a hog roast in Leigh
Leigh is about 3 miles south-west of Reigate, in Surrey. Our roaster is a regular sight at events around Leigh, from gardens to fields. Leigh is one of 395 places in Surrey we cover. Our nearest city page is Guildford, about 14 miles away.
If guests are travelling by rail, Betchworth station, about 2.9 miles north, is the nearest station. If you’re gathering after a service at a church like Church of St Bartholomew, a nearby hall or garden suits a hog roast. Leigh is within about 5 miles of the Surrey Hills National Landscape, and some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles on site. Check your venue’s rules on outside caterers.
Wherever your event is in RH2, we can roast on site for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Your event could be at a house on Church Road, Smalls Hill Road and The Glebe or the roads around them, wherever there’s an outdoor spot for the roaster. Nearby, we also cater events in Dawesgreen (1 mile north-west), Bunce Common (1 mile west), Irons Bottom (2 miles east), Strood Green (2 miles north-west) and Sidlow (2 miles east). We also serve nearby towns such as Guildford (14 miles west), Epsom (9 miles north), Horley (4 miles south-east), Redhill (4 miles north-east), Ewell (10 miles north) and Reigate (3 miles north-east).
A little further out are Reigate Priory Museum (2.7 miles north-east) and East Surrey Hospital (3.7 miles east). Within reach you will find Reigate Heath and Colley Hill.
- Pubs nearby include The Seven Stars Public House (less than half a mile north-west)
Who books hog roast hire in Leigh?
Slow roasting cannot be faked: tender pork and proper crackling.
However big or small the event in Leigh, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. We are frequently asked to cater:
- Garden parties and barbecues
- Gatherings after a funeral
- Christmas fairs
- Clubhouse events
For a fundraiser at a school like Burys Court School, the roaster can cook on a pitch agreed with the school.
What to look for in a quote
- The space, cover and access they need
- Allergen information for every dish
- Whether travel is included
- VAT, if it applies
Planners, venues and businesses
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Let us know what your event requires and we will tell you what we can send.
If you are a venue or event planner, we can fit around your other suppliers.
The menu, dish by dish
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is there for anyone who’d rather not have pork, and children generally like it too.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Choose from salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes, depending on the season and the occasion.
Where the roaster can go in Leigh
A hog roast cooks outdoors for hours, so the spot matters, and a little planning goes a long way:
- Space away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Any venue rules sorted in advance
- A sheltered place for people to eat if it rains
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
Popular choices
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Salads
- New potatoes
- Stuffing
- Hog roast rolls
- Spit-roast lamb
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Coleslaw
- Rotisserie chicken
- Crackling
- Apple sauce
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Questions from Leigh
Do you cater at venues in the Surrey Hills National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We will work to whatever the site needs.
We’re gathering after a service at Church of St Bartholomew: can you cater?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with room to cook outside. Churches rarely have space for a hog roast, so the food is usually elsewhere. Send us the address.
Do you offer gluten-free rolls?
Ask for gluten-free rolls and we’ll bring them. We’ll give you full allergen information for every dish.
Do you serve the food?
We carve and serve for you, and we clear up when service is finished.
Is there a non-pork option?
There are lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options: spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. Please note we don’t offer halal meat.
Can we choose catered or DIY?
We offer full catering and DIY machine hire. We’ll explain what’s included in each when we quote.
What space does the roaster need?
A flat, open spot outside, and a way to wheel everything in. Send us a picture if you’re unsure.
Do you bring plates?
We supply plates as standard. You can upgrade to china if you prefer.
A hog roast compared with other options
Compared with food vans, a hog roast serves plenty of people from one roast. What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. Slow roasting means we’re on site for much of the day, and the quote reflects that.
Why us?
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- An itemised quote
- Fresh carving at the serving station
Read how we price or the cost guide.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards